Research

Scope and Content Note

This series consists mainly of typescript studies or "surveys" made by Board employees concerning particular state agencies or institutions. These were copies directed to the Governor, a member of the board.

This series includes surveys of: Motion Picture Commission, Banking Dept., Treasurer, State Engineer and Surveyor, Dept. of Education, Dept. of State, Dept. of Public Works, Dept. of Health, State Museum, State Library, Dept. of Prisons (exclusive of industries), industries at various state prisons, Dept. of Highways, and Dept. of Farms and Markets.

The surveys generally provide: general description of agency including legal provisions, functions, and operations; products or services; receipts and expenditures for past year and appropriations for following year; recommendations for improvements and reorganization; and description of each division and bureau, providing: legal provisions, details on functions and methods of operation, titles and salaries of employees, receipts and expenditures. The amount of detail in each section varies greatly from one survey to another.

The series also includes four other related reports: 1) report on study of state land holdings; 2) summary and recommendations for 1922 appropriations bill; 3) memoranda concerning surveys of several agencies and functions, printing costs and laws, and related matters; and 4) partial transcript of hearings of 1922 investigation into the management and operations of the State Institute of Applied Agriculture on Long Island.